https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-monthly-payment-nyc-higher-veterans-compensation-1886431
A family of four migrants in New York City receives more monthly funding than a family of four that includes a military veteran who receives disability compensation.
New York City has taken in more than 175,000 migrants and spent upward of $1.45 billion just in fiscal year 2023 to shelter, feed and provide services to migrants. The city has said there is "no end in sight" to the copious numbers of migrants and projects that an extended timeline of the current rate of migration means a cost to the city of approximately $12 billion by the 2025 fiscal year.
Mayor Eric Adams, who like mayors in Chicago and Denver has requested
more assistance from the federal government, has said the
influx of migrants could "destroy" his city. He has feuded with Texas Governor
Greg Abbott, who has bused illegal migrants to Northern cities because of their sanctuary status.
Not sure if you thought I was overstating or understating... but it was probably a low estimate. Free housing, food and medical. $5000 is a low estimate.